Needlecraft Section – Nuneaton Festival of Arts

Needlecraft section – Overview

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This is another of the visual arts sections for all age groups. This section gives the opportunity for anyone interested in needlework to create their own pieces of work and submit them for adjudication. All pieces of work are then exhibited in Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery for approximately one month

Section Secretaries

Mrs N. S. Singh

Tel : (024) 76341690

Mrs R. Loughran

Tel : (024) 76315615

E Mail : [email protected]

Dates for the diary

Most Needlecraft Section events take place at Museum & Art Gallery, Riversley Park Nuneaton.

Entries Accepted	2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Sunday 20th May 2012
Entries Accepted	1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Monday 21st May 2012
Adjudication	10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Exhibition Opens	10:30 a.m.	Saturday 26th May 2012
Exhibition Closes	4:00 p.m.	Sunday 17th June 2012
Collection Day	12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Monday 18th June 2012
Presentation of Awards	Salvation Army Citadel, 1 Victoria Street. Nuneaton 4:45 p.m.	Wednesday 30th May 2012

Trophies and Awards


The Soroptimist Cup	Best Entry in Adult Class
The Dress Cup	Best Entry in Dressmaking
The Danielle Haddon Cup	Best Entry in Kit Class
The Textile Cup	Best Entry in Disabled Class
The Beryl & Stan Thompson Trophy	Best Entry Depicting scenes from Nuneaton and Bedworth
The Knitting Trophy	Best Entry for Hand or Machine Knitting
The Junior Cup	Best Entry Under 18’s
Inner Wheel Club of Bedworth Needlecraft Shield	Best Entry Group Under 18’s

Needlecraft section – Rules and Conditions of Entry

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Please bring the completed entry form together with your work and entry fee to the Museum on entries day.
To comply with Child Protection procedures the Official Nuneaton Festival of Arts application form MUST be completed and signed.
All work must be labelled with 2 labels of your name, address, class number and title of work.
You will be required to complete two receipts when depositing your work at the Museum. Please retain your copy, as it will be required to collect the work after the exhibition closes.
Results: Competitors please telephone the Museum on 024 76350720 after the adjudication date. The section secretaries would appreciate if the award winners would please attend the presentation evening.

Copies of the Museum Guidelines are avaiable to download from this web site – Click on Download Syllabus

Needlecraft section – Adjudicator

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Adjudicator: From the Warwickshire Federation of Women’s Institutes